Polishing composition



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Patented June 19,1923. I,

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AUGUSTA o. nooswon'rn, or iviAson oI'rY, ILnrNoIs.

I POLISHING COMPOSITION.

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Be it known that I, AUGUSTA C. HooswoRTI-I, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mason City, in the county of Mason and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PolishingCompositions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in polishing composition primarilyadapted for polishing stoves and furnacesflout not'strict thecomposition maybe advantageously employed for polishing metallicarticles.

The main object of this invention is the provision of such a compositionthat is not only cheap and comparatively simple of manufacture, but isalso highly eflicient in use.

My improved composition consists essentially of the followingingredients, viz

40% "Oil free soap.

40% Distilled water. 18% Flake graphite. 2% "Turpentine.

In compounding my polish, I employ soap which is preferably, but notabsolutely, in cake form. This soap together with the water is heatedover a slow burning fire until the soap is thoroughly dissolved or mixedwith the water.

to slowly ess, the graphite is added and stirred into thick or stiff, asufficient amount of hot'wa- The mass is then allowed cool, and duringthis cooling proc Application filed. December 11,1922] Serial no;606,292.

the mass, this stirring action being oontinuous,until'the compositionbecomescold. The turpentine is then. thoroughly mixed with the mass atwhich time, the composition, should be of a consistency of paste. 1 Iftoo.

ter, may be added until the composition reaches the desired consistency.I I My improved polishing composition is absolutely non-explosive andnon-dust collective. Also, this polish is of such a nature that the samemay be applied with. the hands if desired, without soiling the same, thepolish really eifecting a cleaner for" thehands when used with warmwater.

I have disclosed a'particular manner of 5 compounding my polish and alsocertain proportions of the ingredients employed by me, but I do not wishto limit myself to this exact manner of compounding, nor the specificproportions of the ingredients used as changes may be made therein,without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.'1

What I claim as new is A polishing composition consisting of oil freesoap, distilled water, flake graphite-and turpentine and these beingcombined in the proportions of forty percent soap, forty per cent water,eighteenper cent graph te. v I

and two per cent turpentine.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

AUGUSTA o. HOUSWORTH. I 1

